UNSPSC 50462706: Canned or jarred giant red celery

The variety of celery known as giant red celery that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462706 Canned or jarred giant red celery, a Commodity code, covers canned and preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show demand for canned vegetables as ingredients and components within broader food procurement RFPs rather than as standalone line items; the code appears within larger institutional food buys that emphasize USDA compliance, nutritional standards, and fixed pricing structures. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County, Ben Hill County, Burke County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and Rockwood in Missouri), state departments of corrections (Oregon ODOC), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Home), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia). School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition programs managing weekly or quarterly food orders covering dozens or hundreds of line items; state correctional and health facilities source canned vegetables as components of larger institutional food service contracts with firm fixed pricing and quarterly or annual terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest—Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois show the most recent solicitations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables (including canned goods) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a response deadline of July 13, 2026, and a prior-period contract value of $1.5 million; the same agency issued IFB HHS0016792 (updated version 2) covering 210 line items of supplemental food products with a maximum potential three-year value of $4.5 million. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia solicited an IFB for comprehensive food products (June 15, 2026 deadline) across multiple categories with Buy American requirements. Oregon ODOC issued separate ITBs for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, June 19, 2026 deadline, approximately $52,836 to $65,000 estimated value based on historical pricing) and tomato paste (S2910000016089, March 9, 2026 deadline). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, April 27, 2026 deadline) for 45 schools with firm fixed pricing. Contracts typically run July through June aligned with school fiscal years, with renewal options of one to four years; all require firm fixed pricing for initial periods with adjustments limited to verified third-party market data or CPI indexing.